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Registering a Gypsy Vanner Horse

To register a horse either bought through GypsyMVP or elsewhere that meets the breed description, go to the GVHS web site.

The name Gypsy Vanner Horse represents a definitive breed born from a vision a half century old to create a specific looking horse. The goal of that vision was achieved and the result is a breed capable of evoking great emotion.

Established in 1996, The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society is the mother studbook for the breed and the first in the world.

The vision that created the breed was a desire to create the perfect caravan horse. “It’s a proper Vanner” a Gypsy would say when he saw a horse with the look he most admired. The word Vanner in the English Chambers dictionary means a horse suitable to pull a caravan. The people and their vision are all in the name Gypsy Vanner Horse.

Gypsy Vanner Horse Shows Although these magnificent Gypsy Vanner horses have only been in the United States a short time, there are an astounding number for such a young breed society today.

If you would like to see these horses at a show in your area visit the Gypsy Vanner web site at www.gypsyvannerhorse.org for the horse show near you!

 

New Rules!

(Copied from The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society)

Registration of Horses with the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society

  1. Horses will be considered for registration by submitting the correct form, proper photos and the fee. These will be sent to the registrar at the address shown on the form.

  2. Closed Registration. All horses that are sired by a Registered Gypsy Vanner Horse and the dam is a Registered Gypsy Vanner Horse, are automatically eligible for registration and will be registered upon receipt of application, photos and fee. Sire and Dam will be verified by DNA testing, if DNA testing fails to identify the sire and dam, this registration application would enter into the Open Registration process

  3. Open Registration. Other horses submitted for registration that do not qualify under the Closed Registration process will be considered based on the breed standards, and other information provided such as knowledge of bloodlines, sire or dam, and possible ability to verify DNA. A video can also be requested in addition to any other information that helps the registration process.


 

Gypsy Vanner Horses® Current Breed Standards for 2005 Stallions/Mares/Geldings

 

  1. Color:

    The Gypsy Vanner is not a color breed it is a body type, therefore all colors, markings and patterns are acceptable. In honor of the British Gypsy heritage of the breed, the following names will be used to describe a Gypsy Vanner's color.

    1. Piebald: Black & White
    2. Skewbald: Red & White, Brown & White, Tri-Color
    3. Odd Colored: Any other color
    4. Blagdon: Solid color with white splashed up from underneath


  2. Height:

    There are three height classifications, all having the same standards.

    1. Mini Vanner: Under 14 hands.
    2. Classic Vanner 14 hands up to but not including 15.2 H.
    3. Grand Vanner 15.2 H and up.

      In 2006 the registry changed this classification; all horses registered are now just called Gypsy Vanners. There are no size classifications anymore.


  3. Body:

    The Gypsy Vanners have the look of a small to average size horse with a draft horse type body.

    1. Back: Short coupled and in proportion to overall body
    2. Withers: Well rounded, not high and fine
    3. Chest: A deep, broad chest with well sprung ribs.
    4. Shoulder: Sloping shoulder with well developed muscle
    5. Hindquarters: Heavy, powerful hips with a well muscled rounded croup, tail not set to low. Slab sided or severely sloping hindquarters are considered a fault.
    6. Neck: Strong and of ample length, stallions must display a bold look with a rainbow (well arched) crest.

  4. Legs:

    Clean, heavy to medium heavy bone set on medium to large hoof .

    1. Front: Set square, muscular with broad flat well developed knees.
    2. Rear: Hocks that are broad and clean, a Vanner will have the modified closer hock set of a pulling horse, but not as close as the modern draft horse. Set back or sickle hocks are a fault.
    3. Hoof : large round hoof , open at the heels with well developed frogs. Small contracted hooves are considered a fault
    4. Leg movement: Clean, straight and true with energy and a distinctive and effortless trot.

  5. Hair:

    Ideal hair is straight and silky, with some wave, curl and body being acceptable, kinky hair is a fault.

    1. Abundant feathering should begin at the knees on the front legs and at or near the hocks on the rear, extending over the front of the hooves.
    2. Mane, forelock and tail should be ample to profusely abundant, double manes are common but not required.

  6. Head:

    A sweet head is a more refined head than a typical shire might have, set on a strong neck in harmony with the horses overall look.

    1. Throat and jaw: Clean throat-latch and jaw.
    2. Nose: Flat and tapered, a slightly roman nose is acceptable if it goes with the horses overall look. A heavy roman nose is not acceptable.
    3. Eyes: Any color, wide set, bright, alert and kind.
    4. Ears: In proportion to the head, not too large.

  7. Nature:

    A Vanner should be alert and willing with traits of intelligence, kindness and docility, a Golden Retriever With Hooves®